SHORT STORIES written by human beings? What will they think of next!

We have a good one. Short, but full of humanity. A robot wouldn’t get it. But we think even hard-to-please Count Leo Tolstoy of What Is Art? fame would enjoy this one. Joe Del Castillo, who we’ve featured before, returns with a neat little tale, a piece of artistry, of humanity: “The Witnesses.”

NOW, horrify the soulless robots and their clueless backers by reading it. Thanks! You’ll do your small part in keeping humanity– and art– alive in this increasingly mad society.

“My grandmother says they’re feeble minded.”

“I think collecting the Sunday donations is all they are capable of.” 

“Be kind, the parish relies on them.” 

 He leaned over and kissed Moira’s cheek.